astir meaning

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astir (adjective): out of bed.

astir has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

astir as an adjective

  1. out of bed
    • are they astir yet?
    • up by seven each morning

    Synonyms: up

    Similar: awake

  2. on the move
    • up and about
    • the whole town was astir over the incident

    Synonyms: about

    Similar: active

Scrabble score: 5 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AS · words ending in IR · 5-letter words

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